At the start of the awards night, video clips of the movies of Eddie Garcia were shown on the big screen, prompting the audience at the New Frontier Theater to burst into applause. One of the most applauded moments was when Eddie received his award last year and shouted "Mabuhay ang mga Eddys!"

One of the editors of SPEED, Nestor Cuartero, talked about the difference of their award-giving body from the others.

In his opening remarks, Cuartero pointed out that organizers often tell the celebrities whether or not they will win awards in order to entice them to attend the awarding ceremony.

He said that even the editors of SPEED do not know who will win and they just find out on the day itself. He explained that they do this in order to maintain the integrity of the Eddy Awards.

Here are the winners of the 3rd Eddys Awards:

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Lifetime Achievement Award - Elwood Perez

Best Film - Liway

Best Actor - Dingdong Dantes (Sid and Aya)

Best Actress - Kathryn Bernardo (The Hows of Us)

Best Supporting Actor - Arjo Atayde (BuyBust)

Best Supporting Actress - Max Collins (Citizen Jake)

Best Screenplay - Zig Dulay (Liway)

Best Director - Joel Lamangan (Rainbow Sunset)

Best in Cinematography - Yam Laranas (Aurora)

Best Editing - Chuck Gutierrez (Liway)

Best Sound - Bakwit Boys

Best Musical Score - Paulo Protacio (Bakwit Boys)

Best Original Theme Song - "Maybe The Night" by Ben and Ben (Exes Baggage)